On arrival at Railway station/airport welcome by our representative & Transfer to Darjeeling. After check-in at the hotel, the rest of the day free at leisure. Night halt at Darjeeling.
Early Morning at 4.00 am visit Tiger hill (sunrise point over Mt. Khanchendzongna), on the way back visit Ghoom Monastery & Batasia Loop. After breakfast half day city tour covering Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, P.N. Zoological Park (closed on Thursday) Tenzing Rock, Tibetan Refugee Centre (closed on Sunday), Tea Garden (outer view), Pace Pagoda, Japanese Temple & Rope Way (Ticket Guest Own). Afternoon you can enjoy shopping by own. Night halt at Darjeeling
The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself through a tunnel and over a hilltop
One of the hill stations situated in India which provides with the diverse beauty in itself. A day spent is not enough to capture the beauty of the entire city and one needs to spend at least 2-3 days.
Ghoom Monastery is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Darjeeling. It has Magnificent views of the snow capped peaks including the Kanchenjunga. One of the key attractions inside the monastery is the 15-foot model of the Lord Buddha which is known as The Maitreya Buddha or the Gyalwa Shampa which means the Buddha of the future. There is a large collection of Buddha's manus inside, that includes a 108-volume Kangyur - The Tibetan Buddhist Gospel.
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a 67.56-acre zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet, is the largest high altitude zoo in India
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling or Darjeeling Peace Pagoda is one of the Peace Pagodas designed to provide a focus for people of all races and creeds to help unite them in their search for world peace. It is located in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Tea planting in the Indian district of Darjeeling began in 1841 by Archibald Campbell, a civil surgeon of the Indian Medical Service. Campbell was transferred as superintendent of Darjeeling in 1839 from Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1841, he brought seeds of the Chinese tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Kumaun and began to experiment with tea planting in Darjeeling.The British government also established tea nurseries during that period (1847). Commercial development began during the 1850s.In 1856, the Alubari tea garden was opened by the Kurseong and Darjeeling Tea company,followed by others.
Opposite to this is the Gombu Rock named after Nawang Gombu, nephew of Tenzing who was the first person to climb the Everest twice, once in 1963 and then in 65. He took over as the Director of Field Training at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute after Tenzing retired in 1976.One of a pair of large natural rocks used by people to practice rock-climbing, including beginners.
The Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre was started on October 2, 1959. Following the dramatic escape of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during that period of mayhem, thousands of our fellow countrymen, leaving hearth and home, fled into neighboring countries so they could live as free human beings. The overwhelming majority of the refugees had brought nothing with them apart from the clothes they wore and what little provisions they could carry with them as they began the long and difficult trek over the Himalayas.
Tiger Hill is located in Darjeeling, in the Indian State of West Bengal, and is the summit of Ghoom, the highest railway station in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
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After Breakfast transfer to Kalimpong. check-in to your hotel. After freshen up half day city tour visit Mangal Dham, Delo Hill, Dr. Grahams Home, Durbin Dhara Hills & Flowers Nurseries back to the hotel. Night halt at Kalimpong
Flower Exhibition Center which holds the annual Orchid show. Inside the area is not very large but it has amazing collections of flowers of many different types, If you are a flower lover, then this is the place for you.
Mangal Dham is one of the most significant religious centres in the beautiful hill station of Kalimpong. The place was built in the memory of Guruji Shir Mangaldasji Maharaj who in 1940 arrived at Kalimpong and made it his home. He got several orphanages, schools and temples constructed here to serve God and humans.
Dr. Graham's Homes was established by a Scotsman and missionary Dr. John Anderson Graham in Deolo hills. He was the first to introduce education in Kalimpong through English as the medium. His focus was on an orphanage cum school which was meant for Anglo Indian orphans, specially the unfortunate offspring of local women & the British men who were employed in nearby tea gardens.
Durpin Dara is one of the two hills (dara in local language)(the other being Deolo Hill) connected by a ridge on which the town of Kalimpong stands. The hill is 1,372 metres (4,501 feet) above mean sea level and is located south west of the town. The hill commands a panoramic view overlooking the town of Kalimpong, the snow clad Himalayan ranges of West Sikkim, the Teesta River and its valleys and the Jelepla Pass in the distance. A golf course is also present just off the summit.
After Breakfast proceeds to Gangtok. Check-in to your hotel. Afternoon half day city tour visit BonJhakri Falls, Institute of Tibetology (closed on Sunday), Do-dul-Chorten, Flower Exhibition center, etc. Night halt at Gangtok
Dro-dul Chorten is a stupa in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. The stupa was built by Trulshik Rinpoche, head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism in 1945. ... The stupa is surrounded by Chorten Lakahang and Guru Lakhang, where two statues of Guru Rinpoche are present.
Flower Exhibition Center which holds the annual Orchid show. Inside the area is not very large but it has amazing collections of flowers of many different types, If you are a flower lover, then this is the place for you.
The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Another project seeks to digitize and old and rare photographs of Sikkim for knowledge distribution.
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This Morning starts for a half-day trip to Tsomgo lake (12400ft), which is only 32kms from Gangtok City, the lake is almost about 1Km long & 15 meters deep. The lake is considered sacred by the local people, Further 12Kms visit the Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir. Afternoon back to the hotel. Night halt at Gangtok.
Major "Baba" Harbhajan Singh (30 August 1946 – 4 October 1968) was an Indian army soldier who died in 1968 near the Nathu La in eastern Sikkim, India. He is revered as the "Hero of Nathula" by soldiers of the Indian army, who built a shrine in his honour. He was accorded the status of saint by believers who refer to him as the Baba (saintly father).
Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim, some 40 kilometres from the capital Gangtok.
Morning free for packing & personal activities. After breakfast Check-out from hotel and transfer to NJP railway station / IXB airport for your onward journey.
Hotel Nights accommodation on twin sharing basis as per itinerary
Meals as per hotel plan
All transfers and sightseeing as per the itinerary in an air-conditioned vehicle on sharing basis
Road taxes, parking fees, fuel charges, interstate taxes
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- Accommodation on Double/Twin/ Triple Sharing Basis as per plan in Hotel 717 (Darjeeling) Hotel Tres (Kalimpong) and Sikkim Retreat Kundao Residency (Gangtok)
- Extra Person will be sharing with parents room with bed/mattress
- Meal Plan as per mention our Package cost sheet (CP/MAP). No Enroute Meal.
- Exclusive non AC Vehicle as per itinerary on point to point basis, not on disposal.
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6 Days / 5 Nights / Darjeeling , India